Always for Pleasure (1978)

A look at the spirit of New Orleans. First a funeral: Allen Toussaint explains that you arrive slow and cut up afterwards. Then it's food, with a lesson in eating crayfish at Frankie and Johnny's. Next, a St. Patrick's Day party: New Orleans celebrates holidays on the streets. Then it's preparation for Mardi gras, with roots in slave days, when slaves gathered on Sund... Read all

Director: Les Blank

Cast: Kid Thomas, Allen Toussaint, Blue Lu Barker, Irma Thomas, Professor Longhair, Amos Landry, George Landry, Booker Washington, Sylvester Martin, Aaron Neville, Art Neville, Charles Neville, Cyril Neville, Deacon John Moore, Dr. John, Les Blank, Maureen Gosling